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<< Text Pages >> Somerton - Turf Maze in England in Oxfordshire

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Multi-periodSite Name: Somerton
Country: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Turf Maze
Nearest Town: Oxford  Nearest Village: Somerton
Map Ref: SP5187927901
Latitude: 51.947194N  Longitude: 1.246616W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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A very large Turf Maze 60.5 by 51.5 feet in diameter, of 'classical' design in Oxfordshire.

Situated 1.5 miles east-south-east of Somerton, Oxfordshire, it is on private land belonging to Troy Farm by the side of the road opposite the farmhouse, surrounded by a tall hedge. This maze is in excellent condition and very impressive when viewed for the first time. [Permission must be obtained before visiting the maze.]
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SP5127 : Footpath south of Troy Farm by Alex McGregor
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SP5127 : Path at Troy Farm by Shaun Ferguson
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SP5127 : Footpath south from Troy Farm by Jonathan Billinger
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SP5127 : Troy Farm by Alex McGregor
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SP5128 : Troy Cottages by Alex McGregor
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A visit to the The Somerton Turf Maze by Andy B on Wednesday, 10 August 2022
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Karen Warren writes: I was on a quest to visit all of the ancient English turf mazes, and I had just one left: Troy Town, at Somerton in Oxfordshire. Uniquely among the surviving English labyrinths, the Somerton turf maze is privately owned, in the garden of the Troy Farm Bed and Breakfast. So I booked myself into their B&B,
https://www.troyfarmbicester.co.uk

and went to have a look.
https://www.worldwidewriter.co.uk:troy-town-somerton-turf-maze.html
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Somerton Turf Maze by Andy B on Wednesday, 10 August 2022
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Situated about 1? miles east of the village is one of only 8 turf labyrinths or mazes left in England and one of the best preserved thanks to being in a private garden where it has been well maintained. [For permission to view please contact Mrs. R Power tel. 01869 346821].

Formed by cutting the ground surface to leave turf ridges and shallow trenches it measures approx. 50ft x 60ft and consists of 15 concentric circles. The path is 1ft wide and winds for a length of about ? mile. It was originally surrounded by a yew hedge which gave it protection.

The design has been compared to a pattern of 12 th century floor tiles in Toussants Abbey, Chalons sur Marne, France.

More at
http://somertonoxon.co.uk/the-village/village-history/somerton-turf-maze/
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Somerton by Runemage on Friday, 05 June 2020
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Sorry, I can't 'find' you to send a message directly on our pm system.

Thank-you for submitting the Google Satellite images. Sorry, but we don't use those as individual images because we already have a permanent link to them.
If you have a look at the icons near the top of this page, you'll see three blue aeroplanes. If you click on the one at the right and enlarge it, you'll see the same images.
We do have a lot of sites that aren't on private land that you may like to submit photos for, we'll look forward to seeing them.



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Re: Somerton by Anonymous on Wednesday, 07 June 2006
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